automatic gunfire

Frequency: 7.510.5 per million words

Rapid and continuous shooting from an automatic weapon.

gunfireADJECTIVE + gunfire

Categories:

automatic

Examples (10)

  • We heard the rapid crackle of automatic gunfire.
  • The silence was broken by a burst of automatic gunfire.
  • Soldiers took cover when automatic gunfire erupted from the building.
  • The sound of automatic gunfire echoed through the valley.
  • Residents reported hearing heavy automatic gunfire throughout the night.
  • Police officers returned fire after coming under automatic gunfire.
  • Witnesses described the terrifying noise of automatic gunfire nearby.
  • The ambush began with a sudden volley of automatic gunfire.
  • They were pinned down by intense automatic gunfire from the enemy position.
  • Sporadic automatic gunfire continued for several hours.